Sylvan was part of the Cannon West team, which won the
tournament for the fifth consecutive season to claim an 11-8-1
all-time record in the 20th season of play.

"The Canon Cup was an absolutely incredible event - it was the
most fun that I've ever had playing in a junior event," said Sylvan
following the event. "Not only do I love match play tournaments,
but this event also gave me the chance to experience the team
aspect of golfing. This tournament was so much fun for me primarily
because of the fact that I was on a team - we won together or we
lost together, but we were all pulling for our teammates to do
well."

The American Junior Golf Association's Canon Cup, now in its
20th year, brings together the nation's top 40 juniors in an East
versus West (divided by the Mississippi River) team match play
tournament.

Each squad consisted of 20 players - 10 boys and 10 girls - who
were selected based on the Polo Golf Rankings that rewarded them
for top finishes in national junior golf events. This year, the
event was held at Forest Highlands Golf Club on the Canyon Course.

In addition to playing together during the day, the players
spent significant time with each other off the course.

"We ate every meal together as a team, and we would push round
tables together so that we could all sit together," said Sylvan,
whose teammates are headed to schools such as UCLA, USC, Oklahoma
State, Arkansas, and BYU in the fall. "By the end of the week we
were all really close, even if we hadn't known each other coming
into the event."

Sylvan is a four-time Coast League Player of the Year at the
Francis Parker School as well as a four-time Breitbard All-CIF
first team selection. As a junior in high school, Sylvan was named
an HP Scholastic Junior All-American.

"I think that this tournament definitely helped me prepare for
college golf, mainly by getting me really excited to play team
golf, and learning to value the team's success as a whole over any
one individual's success."

Sylvan, who won a pair of matches during the event, garnered
praise from her teammates for contributing to the victory.

"Katie is good at approach shots," said Alexandra Stewart after
the duo defeated Simin Feng of Orlando, Fla., and Haley Stephens of
Greer, S.C., 6 and 4. "She is a great ball striker so (teaming with
her) worked out perfectly."

In 1990 the inaugural Canon Cup featured then rising stars Tiger
Woods and Emilee Klein representing the West Team, squaring off
against Stewart Cink and Vicki Goetze of the East. Since then,
notable juniors to represent the East include Charles Howell III,
David Gossett and Casey Wittenberg. Alumni of the West Team include
Ryan Moore, Grace Park and Paula Creamer.